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31,800 years ago, a squirrel buried fruits inside a Siberian burrow. Thousands of years later, an Ice Age plant was brought back to life using that ancient tissue- Stone Age high: Ancient Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, study finds
- Strange 8.5-inch object found in California creek turns out to be 10,000-year-old mastodon tooth; scientist says, “I had chills and shivers up and down my spine”
- In 2016, workers digging beneath an Oregon State University stadium uncovered Ice Age mammoths, bison and ancient camelsRecently, construction workers at Oregon State University stumbled upon remarkable Ice Age mammoth fossils, unveiling a prehistoric landsca...20 Aug, 2026, 08.25 PM IST
- In 1969, California biologist Phil Pister carried endangered Owens pupfish across hazardous terrain in two buckets; in 2024, a seventh refuge population was establishedIn a dramatic rescue in 1969, biologist Phil Pister painstakingly transported the last of the Owens pupfish through challenging landscapes ...03 Aug, 2026, 07.01 PM IST
- Goodbye to the Dragon Man mystery: Ancient proteins suggest the skull belonged to a DenisovanScientists have uncovered new molecular evidence. This evidence indicates the Harbin cranium fossil, known as 'Dragon Man', is a Denisovan....29 May, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
- In 1997, construction workers building a laser facility found enormous mammoth bones that surprised scientists with evidence of California’s ancient past from the ice ageConstruction workers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory unearthed mammoth bones in 1997. The discovery occurred during excavation fo...25 May, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
- Half a Million Years Underwater: Scientists Discover Rare Ice Age Fossils in FloridaDivers found a sinkhole in Florida's Steinhatchee River. It holds fossils from nearly half a million years ago. These ancient remains belon...20 Mar, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
- Human-caused bird extinctions reduced diversity in functions, unique history, study findsA study led by the University of Birmingham reveals that human-induced bird extinctions over 1,30,000 years have dramatically reduced birds...07 Oct, 2024, 03.01 PM IST
- Early hominins' walk was as energetic as modern humans: StudyLondon, Dec 18 (IANS) The walk of hominins in the Pleistocene era -- which lasted from about 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago -- was no less e...18 Dec, 2017, 02.47 PM IST
- Elderly, deaf Neanderthal survived with friends' help: StudyNew York, Oct 24 (IANS) An elderly Neanderthal who lived about 50,000 years ago and suffered from considerable hearing loss and multiple in...24 Oct, 2017, 05.42 PM IST
- Lion's the nameless and faceless king of the Indian jungleNaming Indian lions may help attract the world's attention to their condition08 Aug, 2015, 03.59 PM IST
- Naming Indian lions may help attract world’s attention to their conditionIf Cecil the magnificent blackmaned Zimbabwean lion did not have a name and a much-chronicled and photographed life too, would his cruel de...08 Aug, 2015, 05.45 AM IST
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